Money will be invested in training volunteers to help run their local sports clubs, and subsidies of up to 75 per cent are available for a number of IoG courses in return for volunteering hours anywhere within London’s 33 boroughs.

Courses on offer include:

Winter Pitches Foundation – March 17 at Richmond Athletics, Richmond

Cricket Foundation – March 24 at LSE Sports Ground, New Malden

Cricket Intermediate – March 31 at LSE Sports Ground

Cricket Advance – April 5 at LSE Sports Ground

Applicants will need to provide details of where they plan on doing their voluntary hours along with a referee who can vouch for the hours.